New York Fashion Week

I had big plans to do catwalk coverage this season but it is not going to happen. I am massively busy with Spring 2015 deliveries and Fall 2015 sales of The Sleep Shirt, and I ‘ll be traveling during fashion… Continue Reading →

There is so much wrong with this Marc Jacobs show and it is five o’clock in the morning and I just feel like crying. I cannot understand why the whole entire fashion industry doesn’t completely write him off. Aside from… Continue Reading →

There were some great signature Calvin Klein pieces in this show, beautiful smooth shapes, geometric panels of sheer and solid, and simple, luxury separates. There were also a few not-so-great pieces, like the jackets that looked like they were three… Continue Reading →

I always expect to be bored/disappointed/confused about a Proenza Schouler show, so I guess I can count this one as a success because I liked a few things. On that note, there were also a lot of crappy things, and… Continue Reading →

This is not my favourite of Michael Kors collections, but by no means is it a fail. There were the usual chic American sportswear seperates, and lots of tan – a signature of Kors. What I didn’t like were all… Continue Reading →

Sometimes I question my selection technique for the fashion week reviews – I basically choose the brands I deem important, designers I know well, and the ones I want to review. In the grand scheme of things, Narciso Rodriguez doesn’t… Continue Reading →

I’ve always complained that I don’t understand what the heck Rodarte is supposed to be about, and this show confirms it. I do know that their dresses are super expensive, so I don’t quite understand why their collection looks like… Continue Reading →

I’m not surprised that Donna Karan is the first SS14 collection that gets me excited and makes me want to go shopping. I’m not usually a fan of the safari/ethinic themes, but she did it well – it is more… Continue Reading →

New York isn’t off to a very exciting start, although I guess we don’t go to Diane von Furstenberg for excitement, we go for great dresses and in that department she succeeded. I would have just liked to see a… Continue Reading →

The fashion world will have you thinking that Alexander Wang is THE designer of the moment (and maybe once we see the Balenciaga show, I might agree) but this collection was utterly mediocre. The signature cool, young, sporty Wang pieces… Continue Reading →

If you saw the images of this show without knowing the designer, you would probably never guess Jason Wu. It looks more like Alexander Wang, or another one of New York’s many sporty chic designers. That’s not say I didn’t… Continue Reading →

Let’s take a short break from London Fashion Week to recap on one of the most screwed up stories from New York fashion week. I generally loathe the lawsuit/suing culture of the Americans, but for once, I would like to… Continue Reading →

Please tell me that I am not the only person who thinks that this is weird: Edun hosted a fashion week party to celebrate some video they did, and they had live monarch butterflies at the party. According to the… Continue Reading →

The single sole is definitely back. Aside from a handful of brands (Rodarte, Theysken’s Theory, and a few others), there was a noticeable lack of platforms. Which is fine by me, it was time to move on. But bring on… Continue Reading →

I am LOVING Calvin Klein these days. The collections are the perfect balance of modern, elegant, contemporary, and commercial. I’d wear every single piece in this show. What a lovely way to end New York fashion week. I love…

I almost didn’t review this show because I expected to be bored by country ensembles, lame three-piece suits, and unimaginative evening wear. Guess what? I WAS bored by those things. But since Ralph Lauren is the maker of great shirts,… Continue Reading →

This is the first time I’ve been wow-ed by a Proenza Schouler show. The edgy biker jackets, textured tailoring fabrics, and young, hip separates were super desirable. I actually liked the whole collection, except (and there is always an exception)… Continue Reading →

Gloves and hats seem to be on quite a few catwalks this season, which is good news and bad news. The good news is that the gloves, usually quite long, look very chic, and if we ignore the Michael Kors… Continue Reading →

I’ve got a soft spot for Narciso Rodriguez and I hate writing a bad review about him, so I am quite pleased that this collection was rather nice. My complaint would be that he showed a few too many trousers… Continue Reading →

It truly boggles the mind that this woman has managed to build a fashion company based on the same tight dress repeated over and over again. There is no substance, no story, and no design in Victoria Beckham‘s collections. How… Continue Reading →

Most of the tweets I read about the Marc Jacobs show were very enthusiastic. But the thing is, when you go to a big budget show with an amazing set, it is hard not to love the show, because you… Continue Reading →

While there was nothing hugely offensive in this Donna Karan collection, I was quite disappointed with it. Considering the genius that was fall winter 2011 and fall winter 2010 (possibly my favourite collection of hers, ever), this was just not… Continue Reading →

I am too lazy to test my theory, but I am pretty sure that if we were to look at the past ten seasons of Zac Posen, we would see that there was very little (read: none) evolution in terms… Continue Reading →

Diane Von Furstenberg‘s new creative director, Yvan Mispelaere, (ok, new-ish, he has been there for a few seasons now) has certainly made an impact on the brand. Instead of happy, feminine separates and dresses, we now have a very serious… Continue Reading →